In case you’re wondering what the above is about let me explain – the first is the written sound of the mighty drum roll intro to the 1980s stadium-thumper, ‘In …
Flats in Dagenham! Flats in Dagenham! Kate Bush! Read MoreSunday night updates… I’ve just slapped up some photos from the last Offline club night at the Ritzy. Unforgivably, I managed to miss taking pics of some of the DJs, …
Sunday night updates… Read More
On the road… ‘Scuse the lack of updates – but we’ve been shuffling about the countryside a tad recently. On Tuesday, we headed up to lovely, lovely Wales, arriving in …
A trip to Wales – Cardiff, Tintern, Usk, Cardiff Bay and Castell Coch Read More
King of hangovers! It’s about a zillion degrees right now, my head throbs like a wobbling rubber monster from Dr Who and I feel like I’ve slept about two minutes. …
DJing at How Does It Feel To Be Loved Read MoreDJ in a panic I’m currently rummaging through hundreds of 45s, 33s, CDs and MP3s trying to put together a good selection of tunes for tonight’s gig at the Canterbury …
DJ in a panic Read MoreDesperately seeking records Tomorrow I have the honour of DJing at the most excellent How Does It Feel To Be Loved night at the Canterbury Arms, Brixton. Up to now, …
Desperately seeking records Read MoreCartier Bresson dies and I get drunk Yesterday, one of the world’s greatest photographers, Henri Cartier-Bresson, died. I’ve long been a fan of his incredible photos which have both inspired …
Cartier Bresson dies and I get drunk Read More
The D70 has landed! My first picture with my D70 – a handheld 1 sec exposure from my window After weeks and weeks of waiting, the replacement for my dodgy …
The Nikon D70 dSLR has landed! Read MoreFopped again! My forthcoming guest DJ slot at the excellent How Does It Feel To Be Loved club night at the Canterbury Arms, Brixton this Friday night gave me a …
Fopped again – another bag of CDs bought! Read More
Been Big Chillin’…. I’ve just come back from five days in deepest Herefordshire, enjoying the Big Chill festival, set in a beautiful wooden valley. View from the main stage looking …
Been Big Chillin’…. Read More
I spent a few hours in Brighton today and I was saddened to see that the concert hall of the moribund West Pier has finally sunk into the sea. It …
The tragedy of Brighton’s West Pier Read More
Last night’ we hit the bright lights of Spalding, starting the evening with a few pints at the Lincolnshire Poacher, a lively pub heavily oversubscribed with hen parties. We later …
A trip to Spalding to Stamford, Lincolnshire Read More
Greetings from Spalding! Hanging out in the Fens… Hit the town of Spalding yesterday and was a little underwhelmed – although there’s some nice architecture, the market town has been …
Greetings from Spalding! Read More
Site updates My three page photo report from the fabulous Lambeth Country Fair is now online. Be sure to check out the racing terriers! There’s also a short piece on …
Brixton, Boo Hewerdine and Lambeth Coutry Show pics Read MoreChoooon! Currently enjoying heavy rotation in the office: Marjorie Fair: ‘self help serenade’ Morrissey: ‘you are the quarry’ Teenage Kicks: punk compilation Frank Sinatra: In The Wee Small Hours
Choooon! Read More
Trust me to fall in love with one of the least prolific bands on the planet! The good news is that the Blue Nile are about to release a new …
Blue Nile: 25 Years, Four Albums Read More
Shopping and drinking Now, when it comes to shopping for clothes, I’m not too good. In fact, I’m utterly rubbish. I get stressed within seconds of entering a clothes shop, …
Urban Art Fairs and shopping for clothes Read MoreA new blog tool! Blogger have been fiddling about with their web interface and I can’t say I’m too impressed. So, I’m trying out the freeware w.Bloggar application as recommended …
A new blog tool! Read More
Currified! I’m still barely able to walk after last night’s uber-curry at the Strand Continental Hotel (no, it’s nowhere near as posh as it sounds!). I’d gatecrashed the bi-annual meal …
Currified at the Strand Continental Hotel Read MoreFestival nostalgia After the fun of Glastonbury 2004, I’ve been trawling through my archives and have posted up an illustrated Glastonbury 1993 report. Digging further into my near-prehistoric past, I’ve …
Festival nostalgia Read More
Recovering… Saturday turned out to be a hectic one. Once I’d stopped having a hissy fit about the non-appearance of my new camera (see below), I headed out to the …
Lewisham People’s Day… Read MoreWhere’s my chuffin’ camera? (warning: dull rant ahead) Any of you who yawned through my extra-dull ‘what camera shall I buy’ marathon muse will recall that I finally settled on …
Where’s my chuffin’ camera? (rant) Read More
Clubs, beer and art Thursday saw the first all women-DJ Offline club night at the Brixton Ritzy and it was a hoot! Instead of worrying about what I was going …
Clubs, beer and art Read MoreFopped! I made the mistake of popping into Fopp Records, Cambridge Circus. My trips there always follow the same pattern: “No, I won’t buy any records, I’ll just see what …
Fopped! Read More
Lager weekend I still haven’t managed to quite shake off the buzz from the mad hedonism of Glastonbury, so this weekend continued in a similarly alcoholic haze. My poor liver! …
Actionettes at HDIFTBL, Brixton Read More
Quick Friday update Last night we trundled off to a barge by Vauxhall to see ‘Piney’ (lead singer from the Sha La Las) perform at the launch party of her …
Vauxhall barge gig Read MoreCyberStalked! Some disturbingly obsessive ex-urban75 poster has just started up an entire site dedicated to l’il ol’ me and urban75! Heck, even my name appears in the domain name! Featuring …
CyberStalked! Read More